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Bronchoesophageal fistula secondary to esophageal diverticulum in an adult: a case report and literature review

Journal of International Medical Research, 2021
Esophageal diverticulum with secondary bronchoesophageal fistula is a rare clinical entity that manifests as respiratory infections, coughing during eating or drinking, hemoptysis, and sometimes fatal complications.
Xiaolin Zhang, Hongmei Jiao, Xinmin Liu
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A case report of achalasia and large epiphrenic diverticulum treated by peroral endoscopic myotomy combined with diverticuloseptotomy

Zaporožskij Medicinskij Žurnal, 2023
The combination of esophageal achalasia with epiphrenic diverticulum is extremely rare and mostly treated surgically. Several cases of successful endoscopic treatment were presented in the literature, but treatment strategy has not yet been defined ...
O. M. Kiosov, V. S. Tkachov, S. M. Hulevskyi, M. V. Korobov   +3 more
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Mid-esophageal diverticulum mimicking an aortic aneurysm on chest radiography [PDF]

, 2017
BACKGROUND: Mid-esophageal region is an uncommon location of esophageal diverticula, a condition usually diagnosed in elderly individuals. CASE REPORT: We report a case of an elderly male with incidental finding of mediastinal lesion, which was initially
Benjamin, Geena, Hiremath, Shivaprakash Basavanthaiah, Kandy, Srikiran Thayille, Kesavan, Charamel Sankaran   +3 more
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Congenital esophageal diverticulum in a very low birth weight infant: case report and review of literature

The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics, 2020
Background. A diverticulum is an outpouching of a tubular organ that is classified as congenital and acquired according to the involved layers of the gastrointestinal wall.
Burcu Cebeci, Aslan Babayiğit, Seyithan Özaydın, Gökhan Büyükkale, Merih Çetinkaya   +4 more
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Dysphagia in patients with Chagas' disease and Zenker's diverticulum [PDF]

, 2010
Descrevemos dois pacientes, um do sexo feminino e outro do sexo masculino, ambos com 64 anos, que apresentavam a associação entre divertículo de Zenker e esofagopatia provocada por doença de Chagas.
CASSIANI, Rachel de Aguiar, DANTAS, Roberto Oliveira, NASCIMENTO, Weslania Viviane do   +2 more
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Large symptomatic esophageal diverticulum

Revista Española de Enfermedades Digestivas, 2023
A 72-year-old woman was referred from primary care to the gastroenterology clinic because of heartburn and occasional dysphagia for the last 8 years, with some isolated food regurgitation events and no other warning signs; she is currently asymptomatic on omeprazole. Gastroscopy revealed a dilated esophagus and food remnants with inability to reach the
José Antonio, Aguirre Sánchez-Cambronero, David, Rodríguez-Bobada Caraballo, Carlos, Martínez Flores, Natividad, Sánchez-Manjavacas Muñoz   +3 more
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Multidetector-row computed tomography of thoracic aortic anomalies in dogs and cats: Patent ductus arteriosus and vascular rings [PDF]

, 2011
Background Diagnosis of extracardiac intrathoracic vascular anomalies is of clinical importance, but remains challenging. Traditional imaging modalities, such as radiography, echocardiography, and angiography, are inherently limited by the ...
Christiane R Henjes, Ingo Nolte, Patrick Wefstaedt   +2 more
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The Clinical Spectrum of Kommerell’s Diverticulum in Adults with a Right-Sided Aortic Arch: A Case Series and Literature Overview

Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease, 2021
Background: Kommerell’s diverticulum is a rare vascular anomaly characterized as an outpouch at the onset of an aberrant subclavian artery. In the variant of a right-sided aortic arch, the trachea and esophagus are enclosed dorsally by the arch.
Philippe J. van Rosendael, J. Lauran Stöger, Philippine Kiès, Hubert W. Vliegen, Mark G. Hazekamp, David R. Koolbergen, Hildo J. Lamb, Monique R. M. Jongbloed, Anastasia D. Egorova   +8 more
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Giant Epiphrenic Diverticulum: A Challenging Case

Iberoamerican Journal of Medicine, 2022
A diverticulum is a limited saccular protrusion of the esophageal wall, communicating with its lumen. Anatomically, esophageal diverticula are classified into pharyngoesophageal, median, and epiphrenic.
Rasul Uzdenov, Sukhrob Atakhadzhaev, Muhammad Asim, Serghei Covantev   +3 more
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Content and location of lymphocyte subpopulations with markers CD4+, CD8+ and CD20+ in the esophageal tonsil of chickens and the Meckel diverticulum of ducks

Regulatory Mechanisms in Biosystems, 2021
Immune formations of birds' digestive organs, including the esophageal tonsil and Meckel’s diverticulum, protect the body from foreign antigens that enter the body with food and water and play an important role in maintaining the genetic constancy of its
V. Т. Khomich, N. V. Dyshliuk, T. A. Mazurkevych, S. V. Guralskа, S. І. Usenko   +4 more
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